Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Here are the worst roads in Sweden – Aftonbladet

Large differences between north and south, as well as urban and rural areas.

When Motormännen examined Sweden’s road network appears that 700 km is so bad that it is uncomfortable to operate.

– Insufficient resources to the roads only increases the distance handicap that already exist in sparsely populated and rural areas, says Erik Kjellin the Automobile Association.

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For the second consecutive year, the Automobile Association examined the quality of the Swedish road infrastructure. The survey includes only the so-called primary road network. Roads that one should expect high quality.

So what was concluded? Well, although the standard is generally high, there was a big difference in quality depending on where in our country road is.

– A good road standards is a prerequisite for availability in areas where the car is often the only option. Nedprioriteringar and insufficient resources to the roads only increases the distance handicap that already exist in sparsely populated and rural areas. Bad roads increases the gap between urban and rural areas – therefore we are very critical of the government reduced the allocation for road maintenance by half a billion, while taxes on motoring raised, says Erik Kjellin, road safety manager at Automobile Association.

Of the 20 absolute worst national and country roads is over 75 percent (16 pcs) north of Dalälven. The worst was Highway 90 through Västernorrland and Västerbotten, the worst European road E45 was the Vasterbotten.

– In addition to the complicated access to work, school and service means bad roads increased operating costs and reduced safety of the individual. Reduced access to raw materials and the ability to transport this reduces the ability of companies to grow and create new jobs. A well maintained road network is therefore key in our economy and among our most important public assets, says Erik Kjellin.

How are the roads in your community? Check out Motormännens report here, or watch on the interactive maps (map 1) (map 2) NOTE external links.

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